We have not been able to say this for a while but we got a whole pile of brand new repro and reissue 45s this week. A ‘repro’ (short for reproduction) is a new copy reproducing a record that was issued in the past, so it is a ‘reissue’ but it is a particular type of reissue.
Read MoreOn the Rhythm and Blues side of town
This week we’re taking you on a guided tour of the Rhythm and Blues side of town from the stompin Blues of Holy Smoke Baby to the lounge groovin Stripper Girl and we’ve done all the dirty work for you, it’s in our search history, not yours…
Read MoreThe March of the Rockabillies
We’re taking a shortcut on our Rockabilly ramble – there is a reason why we have just five records for you this week but it is a bit of a long story and not interesting. The Phaetons, however, are interesting, as are phaetons so we’ll investigate how Rock ‘n’ Roll, motoring fashion and Greek mythology overlap…
Read MoreRockabilly, Garage and the well know genre of Dutch Indonesian Rock ‘n’ Roll
Apologies for the late arrival of this newsletter and the fact it is a reissue from January last year but it has been a super hectic week in No Hit Records / Sounds That Swing Camden HQ. We have bought in a large Rockabilly collection of around 1,000 albums and several hundred 45s. Stay tuned for info as we get our acquisitions organised but if you have a wants list for Rockabilly and 60s garage albums, please send them to us via email and we will see if we can fill those gaps in your record collection.
Read MoreTeds, Rebels, Hepcats And Psychos: The Story Of British Rockabilly 1966 To 1998
This week we want to talk about just one item and it is not even a record, it is a book – but a book that has been a long time coming but well worth the wait. Weighing in at over 700 pages we have the first history of the British Rockabilly scene. It is packed with information and a sprinkling of flyers and photographs. It is essential for everyone who was there and everyone who wishes they had been.
Read MoreBrand new old school Rockabilly 45s
A couple of weeks ago we looked at albums from contemporary Rockabilly bands albums and you all liked that so much that this week we’re going to put the spotlight on brand new Rockabilly 45s.
Read MoreTreasure hunting with Koko Mojo and Atomicat
Anyone keeping up with Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues and Rockabilly issues on CDs over the last few years will be familiar with Koko Mojo and Atomicat. The labels’ CDs are split roughly between Blues / Rhythm ‘n’ Blues on Koko Mojo and Rockabilly / Hillbilly on Atomicat and, of course, both include a whole lot of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Read MoreModern Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll, you know, like just twenty years old…
Rockabilly is a musical style that erupted in the USA in the 1950s as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll explosion – it took the world by storm and then quickly faded away. Took the world by storm? Yes, one of the biggest hits of the 1950s was Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes and it is pure Rockabilly. And then there was that Elvis guy you may have heard of…
Read MoreTens and sevens: Rockabilly, Crossover Soul, Rhythm and Blues and Popcorn
We think most of you will be up to date or hopefully catching up with the fine series of 10-inch albums coming from Multigroove records. A deceptively simple idea, take the cream of the crop of Rockabilly artists and collect their best output onto an album. Artists covered so far include Charlie Feathers (two albums), Mac Curtis, Hayden Thompson, Bob Luman and many more.
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Each year John Tefteller issues a calendar that is illustrated with rare Blues images and annotated with mini-biographies, and birth and death dates of notable artists and more. The calendar really is a work of art and worth every penny on its own – but it also comes with a free CD featuring 24 tracks, all of them remastered and nine live performance recordings of Lead Belly from 1949. Limited copies available so get in there quick!
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